2006 Tour de Langkawi
| 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 3–12 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,161.4 km (721.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26h 43' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 David George (RSA)
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(South Africa) |
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| Second |
 Francesco Bellotti (ITA)
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(Crédit Agricole) | |
| Third |
Gabriele Missaglia (ITA)
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(Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni) | |
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Points |
 Steffen Radochla (GER)
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(Wiesenhof Akud) |
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Mountains |
David George (RSA)
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(South Africa) |
| Team | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | ||
The 2006 Tour de Langkawi was the 11th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 3 February in Kuala Lumpur and ended on 12 February in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour calendar.
David George of South Africa won the race, followed by Francesco Bellotti of Italy second and Gabriele Missaglia of Italy third. Steffen Radochla of Germany won the points classification category and David George won the mountains classification category. South Africa won the team classification category.
The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,161.4 kilometres. Due to the extreme weather conditions(heavy downpour) experienced during the Stage 10 of the 2006 Tour de Langkawi, the stage result was abandoned according to the decision of the College of Commissaires and the Race Organizer. All classification would be as at the end of Stage 9. However, Angel Vallejo Dominguez (Relax–GAM) who had a substantial lone lead at the time of the decision abandon was made had been awarded the stage.
A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2006 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 119 riders, a total of 102 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.
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